José António Carlos de Seixas (Coimbra, 11 June 1704 - Lisbon, 25 August 17… Read Full Bio ↴José António Carlos de Seixas (Coimbra, 11 June 1704 - Lisbon, 25 August 1742) was a Portuguese composer, the son of the cathedral organist, Francisco Vaz and Marcelina Nunes.
When he was fourteen, he succeeded his father as organist in 1718 and two years later moved to Lisbon, where he gave harpsichord lessons and met Domenico Scarlatti, who lived in Portugal, from 1721 to 1728. It is claimed that when the king's son, Dom António, arranged for Scarlatti to give Seixas harpsichord lessons, Scarlatti replied that it was Seixas who should give him lessons. Seixas later became organist in the court chapel and Lisbon cathedral as well as court composer. He was knighted in 1738 by John V of Portugal.
Much of his work was destroyed in the earthquake which devastated Lisbon in 1755. Only three orchestral pieces and around 100 keyboard sonatas survive, plus a handful of choral works for liturgical use (much more conservative than what one would expect from his instrumental music).
Macario Santiago Kastner published collections of the sonatas in Portugaliae Musica.
When he was fourteen, he succeeded his father as organist in 1718 and two years later moved to Lisbon, where he gave harpsichord lessons and met Domenico Scarlatti, who lived in Portugal, from 1721 to 1728. It is claimed that when the king's son, Dom António, arranged for Scarlatti to give Seixas harpsichord lessons, Scarlatti replied that it was Seixas who should give him lessons. Seixas later became organist in the court chapel and Lisbon cathedral as well as court composer. He was knighted in 1738 by John V of Portugal.
Much of his work was destroyed in the earthquake which devastated Lisbon in 1755. Only three orchestral pieces and around 100 keyboard sonatas survive, plus a handful of choral works for liturgical use (much more conservative than what one would expect from his instrumental music).
Macario Santiago Kastner published collections of the sonatas in Portugaliae Musica.
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Sonata in C minor K. 18: Largo
Carlos Seixas Lyrics
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youtubico amadeu
muito legal, adorei!
John Kiunke
The organ version played by Jose Carlos Araujo is sublime!
Georg Andor
Why is it so difficult to find the sonatas of Seixas? I wanted to play a sonata in d minor and I ordered it through the national libraries Germany-Portugal. Seixas was amazing composer.
Henrique Armond
Georg Andor I would like you to visit the Carlos Seixas sheet music page at IMSLP there I am with the help of brave researchers rescuing Carlos Seixas's music and making it available to the whole public, and the scores are free.
All together rescuing the Portuguese culture !!!
Dário Soares
Because the vast majority of his work was in the royal library in Lisbon and it was destroyed by the earthquake in 1755. It was on this library that one would find the best art in Portugal and along Carlos Seixas many other artists lost their works.
Henrique Armond
I would like you to visit the Carlos Seixas sheet music page at IMSLP there I am with the help of brave researchers rescuing Carlos Seixas's music and making it available to the whole public, and the scores are free.
All together rescuing the Portuguese culture !!!
Evan
This musician should have had more fame!
NotForAbuse
where can i get the music sheet of this ?
Losttt447
is there any sheet for this sonata? I could not find anything D: